May Stars (1959)
May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of joy in their eyes. In the early days of the lull, someone sadly recalls a pre-war life; someone unexpectedly meets his love; someone is returning from enemy dungeons looking hopefully into the future; and someone, having moved from a tank into a Czech tram, warmly recalls his craft as a car driver... These days, all those who survived the Great War fire swear an oath to keep peace on Earth forever, honoring the memory of those who gave their lives for simple human happiness.
Director:
Stanislav Rostotsky
Writer:
Ludvík Aškenazy
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Aleksandr Khanov as General |
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Michal Staninec as Dušan |
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Jana Dítětová as Dušan's Mother |
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Zdeněk Dítě as Dušan's Father |
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Jana Brejchová as Jana |
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Ladislav Pešek as School Director |
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Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Andrey Rukavichkin |
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Mikhail Pugovkin as Sergeant-major Ivanov |
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Miloš Nedbal as Pan Novák |
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Leonid Bykov as Alyosha |
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Nikolay Kryuchkov as Fedul Platonov |
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František Kreuzmann as Pepík |
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Ota Motyčka as Driver |
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Marta Májová as Old Woman |
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Yuri Belov as Belov |
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Nikolai Dovzhenko as Nechiporenko |
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Oleg Golubitsky as Soldier |
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Leonid Chubarov as Kolya |
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František Vnouček as |
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Marie Nademlejnská as |
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Anita Janová as |
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Marie Ježková as |
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Antonín Soukup as |
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Věra Kalendová as |
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Vladimír Klemens as |
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Heda Marková as |
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Bohuš Rendl as |
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Václav Trégl as |
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Karel Effa as |
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Josef Šidlichovský as |
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Jiřina Bohdalová as |
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Bohuslav Kupšovský as |
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Jiřina Bílá as |
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Svatopluk Majer as |
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Lubomír Kostelka as |
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Jiří Vondrovič as |
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Valentin Knor as |
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Valentin Zubkov as |
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Mirko Čech as |
| Directing | Stanislav Rostotsky | Director |
| Production | Ladislav Terš | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ondrej Brezovský | Costumer |
| Art | František Zajíček | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Stanislav Strnad | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aleksei Smirnov | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Karel Baštýř | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Ludvík Aškenazy | Short Story |
| Directing | Viktor Karásek | Assistant Director |
| Production | Mark Ruzhanskiy | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Boris Shishkin | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jan Kňákal | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karel Marek | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Ludvík Aškenazy | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexander Kolosov | Costumer |
| Production | Petr Čapek | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Libuše Pražáková | Assistant Director |
| Writing | František Daniel | Creative Producer |
| Production | Ferdinand Zelenka | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Karel Feix | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Grigoriy Gamburg | Conductor |
| Camera | Vyacheslav Shumskiy | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Adolf Nacházel | Sound |
| Camera | Václav Huňka | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Kirill Molchanov | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yevgeniya Abdirkina | Editor |
| Art | Chrudoš Uher | Production Design |
| Editing | Jaromír Janáček | Editor |
| Production | Vladimir Berenstein | Executive Producer |